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Minister Okasaai advises Alebtong residents on PDM, Emyooga
ALEBTONG, February 29, 2024 – The State Minister for Energy, Okasaai Opolot has urged residents of Alebtong district to embrace the Parish Development Model [PDM] and Emyooga Programme to improve their livelihoods.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM SACCO leaders urged to guide beneficiaries on use of funds
KIRYANDONGO, February 15, 2024 – The leaders of Parish Development Model SACCOs or PDM SACCOs in Kiryandongo district have been urged to ensure that the programme’s beneficiaries invest the received funds in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Kwania recovers Shs 60mln illegally given out
KWANIA, January 25, 2024 – Kwania district has recovered over Shs 60 million illegally disbursed to some people under the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The PDM, initiated to move 3.5mln households in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sironko leaders decry poor performance of PDM
SIRONKO, January 16, 2024 – Leaders in Sironko district have expressed concerns about the poor performance of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in the district. The Sironko district Woman Member of Parliament,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Govt considers including village chairpersons on list of beneficiaries
OMORO, January 15, 2024 – Government is considering including Local Council One [LCI] chairpersons in the country as beneficiaries of the ongoing Parish Development Model [PDM] whose aim is to move poor…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Namisindwa: Four arrested over extorting PDM beneficiaries
NAMISINDWA, October 25, 2023 – Three officials from Bukhabusi Sub-county in Namisindwa district have been arrested for allegedly asking the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] to give them part of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kabarole district leaders cite corruption in disbursement of PDM funds
KABAROLE, October 3, 2023 – Leaders in Kabarole district in western Uganda have accused LCII chairpersons, SACCO chairpersons, and parish chiefs of corruption, saying they demand kickbacks from the beneficiaries of the…
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Ensuring quality standards: Regulators want grain farmers to have modern storage facilities
MUBENDE, September 20, 2023 – Farmers have been urged to work in groups and cooperatives and establish modern storage facilities as a measure to close quality gaps that have affected Uganda’s grain…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gov’t to support cooperatives with processing facilities
LIRA – The government has a medium-term plan to support cooperative societies in Lango and Acholi sub-regions with processing facilities, Dr. Charles Aben, a top official at the National Agricultural Advisory Services…
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Cooperatives & Communities
New digital money transfer platform launched for PDM beneficiaries
BUKEDEA – The State Minister for Microfinance, Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo recently launched a new digital money transfer system dubbed ‘Wendi Digital Platform’ to serve the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM].…
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